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In Tuesday’s committee hearing, the proposed ordinance was opposed by Memphis Police Director Mike Rallings, a reprentative of the Memphis Fire Department, and several city council members. Some of these opponents conflated marijuana use with harder drugs, and cited pot as a gateway drug, a theory that has been thoroughly debunked.

The council committee ultimately voted to send Boyd’s ordinance to the full council for consideration. I hope they will pass it, but even if they do, the issue sorely needs to be taken up at the state level. Tennessee’s pot laws need to be modified to reflect the current reality: Legalized marijuana is going to happen at some point.

Many years ago, I sat through a parent drug-education class at one of my children’s high schools where a counselor gravely warned us that most heroin users had smoked marijuana. I suspect most of the baby-boomer parents in that room had smoked pot in their youth and were probably thinking the same thing I was: N E WS & O P I N I O N Yes, and those heroin users had probably THE FLY-BY - 4 drunk alcohol and smoked cigarettes, VIEWPOINT - 8 too. And almost certainly they had EDITORIAL - 10 eaten cheeseburgers. All were potential POLITICS - 11 gateway substances in this reductiveCOVER STORY - “BAD BEHAVIOR” reasoning scenario.

BY FLYER STAFF - 12 Half of the American population STE P P I N’ O UT has smoked pot. If that habit really led WE RECOMMEND - 16 to heroin addiction, we’d be in serious MUSIC - 18 trouble — and states wouldn’t be AFTER DARK - 20 legalizing weed, one after the other.

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Unlike Bill Clinton, I’ve inhaled. So have 49 percent of all Americans, according to a recent National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Marijuana (medical or otherwise) has been decriminalized or legalized in 23 states, and measures are on the ballot to legalize it in five more states this November, including Arizona, Nevada, Massachusetts, Maine, and California (where medical pot is already legal).

A recent Gallup found that 53 percent of Americans think pot should be legalized and regulated like alcohol.

There’s a legal doobie in your state’s future, dude. It’s a matter of when, not if.

City Councilman Berlin Boyd proposed an ordinance in council committee Tuesday that would allow Memphis police officers to charge people found in possession of less than a half-ounce (14.2 grams) of weed with a civil penalty of $50 and the possibility of performing community service. The Nashville Metro Council is also considering such a measure.

This is a good idea. Drug arrests for small amounts of marijuana clog our judicial system, tie up public defenders and police officers, and result in criminal records and jail time for what is essentially a victimless crime. A disproportionate number of those charged with this crime are young and black.

Boyd’s proposal isn’t exactly cutting-edge thinking. In Mississippi, for example, possession of 30 grams of pot or less has been a misdemeanor since 1978. The Magnolia State has also legalized medical marijuana on a limited basis. Let that sink in: Mississippi has a more enlightened marijuana policy than we do.

It shouldn’t be surprising that public opinion has swung in this direction. Pot use has become normalized since the 1960s, when it first became widespread among the youth culture. In fact, nearly three-fourths of Americans, according to a 2014 CNN/ORC survey, are now of the opinion that pot is less harmful than alcohol and cigarettes. Increasingly, states are realizing that there is money to be made in regulating the sale of marijuana, much as they do alcohol and tobacco, and policy follows the money.

Boyd’s ordinance makes a lot of sense for numerous reasons, not the least of which is that it recognizes the reality of public opinion and the resultant change that’s sweeping our country’s pot laws.

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What does CHOAS even mean? Is it a run-of-the-mill typo or a new word for something worse than ordinary CHAOS because it’s chaos inside of CHAOS? Is it local TV’s Superman Dam Fool moment? Is it a startling vision of Memphis’ future? Is CHOAS inevitable? Stay tuned.

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VERBATIM “We’re devastating people’s lives, and I can’t be part of that.” — Michael Rallings announcing his opposition to loosening marijuana laws during a forum on heroin use because REEFER MADNESS! It’s hard to know whose lives the new police director thinks will be destroyed by loosening current pot laws, since, according to data compiled by the ACLU, 88 percent of the 8.2 million marijuana arrests in the U.S. between 2001 and 2010 were for simple weed-only possession, and blacks were 3.73 times more likely to be arrested in spite of relative equal usage rates. Blue Crush service techs, maybe?

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Amy McSpadden

Co-founders of 901 Rocks! rock. It was a red and gold owl I placed in the knot of a tree at Peabody Elementary. Once I had hidden a few in CooperYoung, the bug bit me. I found myself driving to local hot spots in Midtown and leaving treasures for others to find.

You’ve used the term “creactivity” to describe the project. What does that mean?

Dawson: When I began writing the description for the 901 Rocks! page, I started by saying I wanted to encourage creativity and activity in our community. I combined the two words into one: creactivity. I live in Midtown, and I feel art and being community-minded are our most defining characteristics. I have always had a desire to be part of something, and I wanted to include my children so we could make a difference and learn lessons as a family.

Cardiology nurse Lisa Dawson wanted to combine her children’s desire to create with their daily use of technology — all while getting them outdoors. So she gave them rocks and paint. Her daughter’s excitement led Dawson to the idea of creating a group to paint rocks, place them around Memphis, and post the photos online.

Dawson pitched the plan on Nextdoor.com to see if it would spark interest. It caught the attention of Amy McSpadden, an elementary school art teacher.

Dawson and McSpadden created 901 Rocks!, a Facebook group that’s garnered more than 6,700 members since July. Members paint rocks and hide them around town, posting clues on the 901 Rocks! page. When someone finds a rock, they often photograph themselves with it and post it on Facebook as well. Some keep the rocks they find, while others re-hide them for others to discover.

The Flyer spoke with Dawson and McSpadden about the group’s beginnings and an event planned to bring more members aboard. — Joshua Cannon Flyer: Tell me about the first rocks you hid.

McSpadden: I was determined to make this experience for Lisa’s children rewarding, so I purposely planted my 901 Rocks in places that they would see them while on a family walk in the neighborhood. Her daughter, Zoie, found the first

How did you grow to nearly 7,000 members on Facebook?

McSpadden: As an artist and elementary art teacher, I knew many local artists who I believed would embrace this opportunity to participate in a community art project. Next, I reached out to fellow educators.

Many responded positively about the opportunity to share with their students and ways they would work it into their teaching. They, in return, invited other educators, friends, and family members.

How can people participate? Can they use any rock?

Dawson: Any rock can be transformed, although we found river rocks make the perfect canvas due to their smooth surface and larger size. Allow the shape of the rock to inspire your design. One may resemble a dinosaur head, a heart, or even a fruit wedge. Start with a clean rock. Paint on your design using acrylics, paint pens, or even Sharpies. Tag the back of the rock Zoie Dawson shows with #901Rocks, “Post a pic,” and “Keep or Hide.” We recommend off a 901 Rocks! sealing the rocks with a clear coat. creation.

One member shared she was using nail polishes to paint and clear nail polish to seal her rocks.

Do you have any events planned?

Dawson: The Rock-it Launch is scheduled for September 1st — that’s 9/01. To participate, all we ask is you paint 10 rocks (9+01), and plant them around the city or wherever you travel.

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In Detroit, more than 1,500 cyclists turn up every week for Slow Roll, a group bicycle ride that explores neighborhoods throughout the city. The laidback ride became so popular that it eventually expanded to Chicago, and now a Slow Roll-inspired ride is coming to Memphis.

The Memphis Medical District Collaborative (MMDC) and the Downtown Memphis Commission (DMC) have partnered to launch Freewheel, a bi-weekly, free, slow ride through neighborhoods in their districts.

“Slow rides have become pretty popular in the past few years as really intentional, very slow, group rides, like eight miles per hour. They’re used to connect neighborhoods and people,” said Sara Studdard, project manager for Explore Bike Share at Doug Carpenter and Associates. “We’re using that model to really highlight all of the great things happening downtown and to show how close downtown is to the Medical District.”

Each ride will have a different theme. Some will be destination-based, which Studdard said might involve the group riding to a park for a picnic or to a bar for a few beers.

Other rides will be exploration-based, meaning the ride will have a tour guide and can be a learning experience.

“For one, we’ll ride to Victorian Village and get a historical tour and talk about what may happen in that area in the future,” Studdard said.

The first ride will be a tour of the Medical District with a talk on the past, present, and future of that area led by MMDC President Tommy Pacello. It’s scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, September 7th.

Future themes will include a music history ride, an exploration of downtown and the Pinch District (with a stop at Loflin Yard), and a tour focusing neighborhood connections with downtown and the Medical District. Ride dates are set for September 21st, October 5th and 19th, and November 2nd. A new Freewheel season will begin again in March of next year.

“Memphis has this really exciting and interesting bike culture,” said Abby Miller, director of programs and data for the Medical District Collaborative. “We want to Freewheel has 30 rehabbed, vintage bikes. encourage more people to understand the great bike routes we have and how safe and exciting the area is. We’re not just one neighborhood, but we’re a collection of neighborhoods, like the Edge, Victorian Village, and Peabody/Vance.”

Cyclists will meet at 600 Monroe in the Edge neighborhood, next door to High Cotton Brewing Co. Riders can bring their own bikes, but there will be 30 rehabbed, vintage bikes available for use on a first-come, first-served basis at no cost. The bikes were donated to the MMDC and salvaged and repaired by the Carpenter Street Bike Shop in Binghampton, which trains young people in marketable skills.

“If you work downtown and don’t want to schlup your bike downtown or don’t have access to a bike, you’ll be able to reserve, as part of your registration, one of these bikes. They’ll be maintained and have air in the tires, and there are a variety of sizes and comfort levels,” Studdard said.

The rides are designed to be safe and welcoming for cyclists of all skill levels, and Studdard said each ride will include support volunteers who can assist those who aren’t comfortable riding in the street. Plus, there’s safety in numbers, said Doug Carpenter, who is helping to promote the rides.

“You’re riding in a group, so you basically take over the road. It’s a big mass, like a giant snail moving down the road,” he said.

Leslie Gower, director of marketing with the DMC, said the slow group rides may have the added benefit of helping people become more comfortable riding in the street.

“Memphis is growing into this amazing bicycle-oriented city, but a lot of people have a bit of anxiety about riding their bicycles in urban settings,” Gower said. “Freewheel is a great way to make people feel more at ease navigating on city streets and to help create better connections between the Edge neighborhood and the downtown core.”

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A seismic demographic shift in the United States has forced some to consider what actually “makes America great.” This debate has been fully displayed within the Republican Party, referred to — somewhat ironically given the recent rhetoric — as the Party of Lincoln.

Beginning in 2008, a vocal base of the Republican Party — whiter, older, and less formally educated — rebelled against the “otherness” of President Barack H. Obama. They challenged his veracity, religion, and citizenship. In that campaign, Senator John McCain had the decency to push back against the know-nothings in his own party.

Now the same party has nominated for president a man who has exploited this relentless wave of ignorance, once claiming that he sent investigators to Hawaii to uncover the secrets of President Obama’s birth certificate. Such overt racism has infected the party at all levels.

Who can forget the revealing 2010 rant of State Representative Curry Todd (R-Collierville) against the 14th Amendment’s birthright citizenship clause when he suggested that Latinos would multiply like “rats”? He was reelected two more times by the people of his district.

Though the GOP has been handed over to racists and xenophobes, there are signs that the American public has had enough of hateful speech and fearmongering.

Representative Todd’s political implosion and Trump’s tumbling poll numbers may be omens of what’s to come.

Demographics are the harbingers of the inevitable failure of this movement. Latinos number 27.3 million eligible voters, and their participation in November will prove critical in many states. In New Mexico, 40.4 percent of the electorate is Latino; their voice, their history, and their concerns will greatly impact that state’s vote.

To ignore or offend the Latino community in swing states makes little sense. For the past several years, education, jobs/economy, and health care have been the top three issues rated for registered Latino voters. But, immigration will be at the heart of the Latino vote for the foreseeable future because it directly affects nearly every Latino family.

For many Latinos in the United States, Obama will leave behind a nebulous legacy and an opportunity for Republicans. His administration pursued deportations at an unprecedented level, earning him the nickname of “Deporter-in-Chief ” from some activists.

The Republican response nominated a man whose rhetoric toward the Latino community is unidimensional and built on vilification, and who has plans for deportation and national isolation via construction of a wall.

The vast majority of Americans are rejecting this posturing. They are not fooled by a disingenuous campaign that focuses on a few bad Latino apples and completely dismisses the hardworking, tax-paying, social securitycontributing people who are part of the basic fabric of our communities.

America’s greatness does not come from harkening back to a mythical past, but from the sueño Americano — the American Dream — built on dynamism created by constant influxes of new immigrants who are hungry to earn their place, and contribute to their communities. The energy, vitality, and optimism that still influences and guides this nation are not to be found in every nation, but here, it still endures.

America’s greatness does not come from harkening back to a mythical past, but from the sueño Americano.

Shifting demographics create challenges, opportunities, and, for some, fear. We shouldn’t ignore that. There are serious problems with our immigration system, but hateful speech and reactionary policies can never lead to a better way. Only a reasonable, bipartisan, comprehensive immigration package set by Congress, that offers a pathway to citizenship for millions of hardworking people who have been contributing to our nation for decades, can address immigration misunderstandings.

America is not the unhinged mob that Trump hopes to lead. Trump’s downward spiral shows us that any person in America who aspires to public office has to live in a world defined by the demographic data upon which we’re anchored.

Trying to alter that data, through mass deportation, is not the America to which we aspire. We hope that Todd and Trump represent the last gasp of a movement that’s completely contrary to that which makes this nation unique and great.

Bryce W. Ashby is a Memphis-based attorney and board member at Latino Memphis; Michael J. LaRosa is an associate professor of history at Rhodes College.

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which was officially “decertified” last Friday by state Democratic chair Mary Mancini. It is, in fact, the Shelby County Young Democrats, led by Lamar’s colleague Alvin Crook.

Surprisingly, given the fact that the SCDP was a hotbed of internal dispute, there was very little remorse at its passing. It would seem that Mancini’s action was widely regarded by all sides as something of a mercy killing.

Meanwhile, Lamar and Crook promise that the Shelby County YDs will pursue “initiatives” and, in effect, act in the stead of the now defunct “state SCDP,” pending its reconstitution.

That reconstitution will take some doing, in that the party organization, as such, has been so locked into pointless disputation for some time as to have been of little consequence in influencing political results in Shelby County — at least to any positive end.

In elections for local countywide office, only two Democrats — Assessor Cheyenne Johnson and General Sessions Clerk Ed Stanton Jr. — have been able to gain office and be reelected in recent years. To rescue an often-abused phrase, their cases are the proverbial exceptions that prove the rule. Both Johnson and Stanton are county-government veterans with demonstrable records of competence and with support across partisan lines.

Their success at the polls would seem to clearly debunk the claim made by losing Democratic nominees in every county election in this century that

the defeats of party candidates must be due to some infamy or illegality perpetrated by the county’s Republican Party or by the admittedly error-prone Election Commission, with its current preponderance of three Republican members to two Democratic ones.

For whatever reason, in a county which, by the usual demographic and economic measures, should possess an overwhelming majority prone to voting Democratic, Republicans rule the roost instead. It is high time that local Democrats cease looking for the blame elsewhere and begin a long overdue reexamination of their own premises.

Under the circumstances, the plucky resolve of the county’s Young Democrats is a welcome first step.

Ann Morris Speaking of pluck, the huge turnout this week at the visitation and funeral rites for Ann Ward Norton Morris, across various kinds of lines, political and otherwise, was in large part a testament to that quality in her life — as well as to the virtues of courage and perseverance, which Morris continued to demonstrate, even after a severely disabling stroke suffered in 1997 deprived her of most of the faculties which the rest of us take for granted. Remarkable also was the heroic care-giving service rendered unstintingly over that nearly 20-year period by her husband, former Sheriff and County Mayor Bill Morris, who regards that service, and not any office he gained, as the summit of his own life’s work.

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RIP for the SCDP higher, sought prosecution of some sort and prevailed in a vote of the committee at its June meeting.

Nothing came of that vote, however.

Meanwhile Mancini, expressing displeasure that the imbroglio was getting in the way of the party’s ability to focus on electing the party’s candidates this year, prevailed upon Pope to execute an agreement with Carson on behalf of the $6,000 compromise.

That led to a vote at the SCDP committee’s July meeting at which a tie vote failed to ratify the agreement, and to a vote at the committee’s August meeting, two weeks ago, renouncing Carson’s bona fides as a Democrat.

Carson continues to be a member of the state Democratic executive committee, however, a fact that his critics, and Mancini’s as well, find questionable under the circumstances.

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In the meantime, Alvin Crook, president of the Shelby County Young Democrats, and London Lamar, president of the state YD organization, held a press conference on Monday, at which the YD officers promised, in Lamar’s words, to continue to “represent the views of the Democratic Party,” as the only remaining “chartered Democratic organization in this county.”

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For what it’s worth — and that is a very open question — the Shelby County Democratic Party has ceased to exist, having been formally decertified last Friday by state Democratic Party chair Mary Mancini of Nashville.

Mancini’s letter of decertification, dispatched to the latest person to chair the SCDP, Sheriff ’s Department Lieutenant Michael Pope, cited as the basis for her action “Article III Section 2(f) and Article VII Section 1(a)(3) of the Tennessee Democratic Party Bylaws,” which, she said, made it “the responsibility of the Tennessee Democratic Party Executive Committee to establish ‘the procedures and rules for organizing and functioning of County Democratic Executive Committees and maintaining close relationships with such committees’ and to develop and monitor a minimum set of requirements that must be observed by a state sanctioned certified County Democratic Party.”

That description left unaddressed two important components of the matter: 1) whether and to what extent the state committee took part in her decision; and 2) specific reasons for her action.

Those are arguably related issues, in that one of the known factors in forcing Mancini’s hand, and likely the precipitating one, has been the Shelby County party’s months-long impasse over what to do about the case of former local party chair Bryan Carson, who resigned last year after an audit turned up evidence of unexplained shortages in the party treasury.

Ever since, through the brief tenure of one successor to Carson as chair, Randa Spears, who also resigned, pleading a need to give full attention to her administrative job at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, and into the election of Pope as her successor, the local party organization has been riven into two factions.

One faction was willing to accept a compromise proposal, letting Carson effect partial repayment of the unaccounted-for funds at the level of $6,000, through monthly installment payments of $100. The other, contending that a second audit showed Carson’s liability to be at $25,000 or

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BEHAVIOR

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BAD

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Strip clubs, porn, booze, weed, guns — the Flyer staff does naughty stuff so you don't have to.

You get the feeling people come here to do secret things, bad things.

Like dumping their trash.

Yes, sadly, this quiet, dead-end back road is one of those places that locals have decided is a good spot to leave their leftover building materials, bottles and cans, tires, and old furniture, etc.

There are piles of junk everywhere. It’s disgusting and a crime against nature, the kind of thing that makes you ask: What the hell is wrong with people?

But, once you get past that, you begin to see it for what it is: a targetrich environment, and a great place to

behavior goes, you could do worse, much worse. — Bruce VanWyngarden

A Trip to Paris

The first rule of porn theaters: Don’t address fellow patrons. But when a faceless man walked into a dark room at the Paris Adult Entertainment Center — illuminated by one flickering corner light and a crooked flatscreen television that displayed three male prisoners and one female guard mid-foursome — I broke etiquette with a square “Hi, how are you?” No response.

The size of a modest bedroom —

Guns ’n’ Stuff

This cover story is about “bad behavior,” and, on the surface, there’s nothing intrinsically “bad” about shooting guns, unless it involves criminal activity of some sort. But there is no denying that something visceral is unleashed — something that sparks a surge of dopamine — when you fire a gun and watch the load hit an inanimate object, say a 64-ounce plastic Mountain Dew bottle.

Woody Allen was once asked if sex was dirty. “It is if you’re doing it right,” he replied. Same with guns. It goes back to my childhood. I grew up in a small country town. Plunking stuff with a gun out in the boonies is in my DNA. Now and then, I get the urge to relive my youth, and I’ve found a perfect spot to do it.

I won’t tell you where it is, exactly, but I can tell you it’s at the end of a dirt road in the Loosahatchie River bottoms.

There’s something a little dangerous — or at least, creepy — about being there, at least in my mind. The nearby water is slough-like, green and murky — a slow backwater bend that’s home to catfish and snapping turtles.

Alligator gar cruise just beneath the surface like freshwater sharks, looking for something to eat. In the distance, you can hear the occasional whir of a car on the main road, but otherwise it’s got the feel of a swamp, quiet and filled with mystery.

two “theaters” (a generous description) and private viewing booths. A single ticket for the theater is $7, but you can see both films for $12. A private viewing booth is $6.

The building that houses the Paris Adult Entertainment Center has a storied history. Michael Cianciolo built the theater in 1939 and named it the Luciann, an ode to his daughters, Lucy and Ann. A bowling alley moved into the building in the early 1960s and remained until 1966, when it became a nightclub complete with one of the city’s first lighted dance floors. Paris Adult Group purchased the building in the 1970s. Above a yellow marquee that reads “XXX,” the theater’s original art deco exterior still towers over Summer Avenue. Cianciolo’s daughters’ names, cemented with pure intentions, still remain.

Romantix — America’s one-stop shop for sex toys — manages the theater. There are DVDs to please all tastes, even a bargain bin (!), sweet and sour sensual body treats for you and yours, and vibrating nipple belts.

While studying objects intended for my bodily orifices, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s recent animated film Sausage Party, in which supermarket food items take on life, came to mind.

How would that toy, if sentient, feel while serving its purpose? Not well, I imagine.

Perhaps exhibitionists, as well as those who keep the latest releases on their radar, still have access to exclusive content. After ducking out of the film, Marc Dorcel’s Hot Nights in Prison, I googled the title to see if it could be found online for free. No luck. I went home and showered, stale cigarette smoke lingering in my nose.

— Joshua Cannon

Party All Night

conduct Mythbusters-type experiments, such as: What happens when you fire a load of birdshot into drywall from 50 feet? How does a radial tire react when struck by a .22 pistol bullet?

Will buckshot go through a metal garbage can lid? (Yes!) Is that old, black, pleather sofa bullet-proof? (Nope.)

It’s, you know, science.

So here’s my recipe for some mischief that feels good and hurts no one: Take a friend, a six-pack, a few boxes of shells, a couple of guns, and find some junk to shoot at. You’re good for an hour of noisy fun. And as bad

or a windowless chamber from the mid-2000s horror film Hostel — the room smelled like stale cigarettes and was decorated with scattered folding chairs and a broken couch. The faceless man sat near the front. When he reached into his pocket, my engineered Southern hospitality led me to extend him the benefit of the doubt. Maybe he was checking his phone.

Despite living in a time where access to porn is at our fingertips and more or less free, and online shopping provides discreet convenience, the Paris somehow stays in business. There are

Most of the time, when I find myself awake at 5 a.m. after a night of heavy drinking, I’ll ask the familiar question, “How did I get here?” Intentionally partying all night takes some selfconvincing, so when I was asked by my co-worker to go out drinking with the notion that I was going to stay out until the sun came up, I felt a little weird about it. One might even call that fleeting feeling responsibility.

That notion quickly went away after a beer and a shot in the old Le Chardonnay side of the Bayou Bar & Grill — the watering hole in Overton Square that the salmon-shorts-anddaddy’s-credit-card sect haven’t discovered yet. It was 9:30 p.m. Game on.

Then I went back to a friend’s house so she could drop off her car, which is probably the last good decision that was made. I had another beer and another shot of tequila at her house, continued on page 14

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he world we live in today is kind of a bummer. There’s a terrorist attack somewhere around the globe nearly every day. Racism, classism, sexism, and homophobia run rampant, and Donald Trump is actually running for president. Our Facebook feeds have become a bitter war zone and a hub for narcissism and low self-esteem.

We could probably all use an escape.

And how better to toss your cares aside and forget the wicked ways of the world for a few hours than with a little sex, drugs, and booze? And heck, while you’re at it, you might as well blow stuff up with guns, too.

The Flyer editorial team spent an evening getting into all sorts of trouble as we wiped our cares away. Editor Bruce VanWyngarden escaped into the river bottoms to shoot guns at all sorts of inanimate objects. Music editor Chris Shaw drank at local bars until the sun came up (or, at least, he thinks he did). Associate editor Bianca Phillips visited a strip club, and intern Joshua Cannon caught a flick at the Paris Adult Entertainment Center. An anonymous writer, identified here as Mr. X, spent an afternoon getting blitzed with his pot dealer.

After it was all over, Facebook was still at war, and the world still sucked. But at least we had fun. — Bianca Phillips

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and then we headed to Lafayette’s to see Chickasaw Mound play a free show.

I was starting to feel good, so I decided to have another shot and another beer. I was pretty sure that Lafayette’s closed early (they do), so I wanted to make sure I got my money’s worth. Plus, you can’t really watch a band like Chickasaw Mound while you’re sober.

After the show, we headed to the Blue Monkey on Madison. Things got a little weird from there.

I remember talking to a member of Lucero about Doug Easley being cool.

I remember drinking a few Wiseacre Anandas and seeing my tattoo artist and his longtime girlfriend. I don’t really remember much else, but at some point, I apparently decided to stroll down Madison and go to the Lamplighter. By that time, it was 2:04 in the morning. I had a beer at the Lamplighter, walked over to Zinnie’s for a shot, and then there is this weird time gap where I have no idea what happened.

At 4:30 a.m. I was at Alex’s Tavern putting on all of the worst music their jukebox has to offer. Y’all like the album Aja by Steely Dan? I hope so, ’cause here it comes.

I remember being really angry that an ATM wouldn’t work. What kind of shit is that? At about 5 a.m. a girl sat down at the bar next to me and started talking about the bartender’s cat and how he’s going to give it away.

This caused me great pain.

Why, I had no earthly idea. I didn’t even know this cat. It could totally be an asshole. Why should I care what happens to it? A better question would probably have been, “Why am I still awake?”

I remember I suggested moving the cat to a rural area, perhaps somewhere with a barn. Everyone agreed that this was a good decision.

The sun was now coming up, and, as I rode home, I realized that my work wasn’t actually paying me to get drunk as much as it was paying me to contract a blistering hangover. I had been duped. Touché. — Chris Shaw

A Night at a Strip Club It’s just past midnight on a Saturday as my boyfriend and I pull into the parking lot of the Purple Diamond — a relatively new “gentleman’s club” at Sycamore View and Macon, conveniently located in the Bass Pro Shops parking lot (get your guns and

girls, bruh).

“Do we have to do this?” Paul whines.

“Yes, it’s for work. Now, get out of the car, and let’s go see some tits,” I reluctantly reply, realizing just how lame we’ve become in our mid-30s.

We’d both rather be at home, sipping wine in our PJs and watching Stranger Things on Netflix. But work is work.

We pay $25 at the door — for both of us — and the doorman hands us four drink tickets. Each one is good for one beer, which seems like a pretty good deal, since we were only planning to have a couple beers each anyway.

The night is already starting to look up.

We enter the dark bar, grab some beers, and sit in black velvet chairs close enough to the stage to see but far enough away to not have to engage with the dancers. There was a time when I’d prefer to be all up in a stripper’s crotch, but those wild days are behind me. Honestly, I’m ready for my AARP card, but that’s another story.

A bikini-clad woman on the

The full legalization experiments in Colorado, Washington, and Oregon have been unqualified successes. mirrored stage takes the mic to introduce Sierra and says it’s the woman’s first time on stage.

Sierra slinks out in a surprisingly tasteful halter top, thong bikini bottoms, and tall glitter heels. She works the pole with sultry skill as a woman from the audience works her way to a seat in front of the stage. The woman pulls out a bill and waves it at Sierra, who works her way down to the floor and shimmies her breasts in the woman’s face as she takes the bill away.

And that’s about as raunchy as it gets. Thanks to Shelby County’s adoption of the Tennessee AdultOriented Establishment Regulation Act back in 2012, adult dancers in the county are no longer allowed to get naked. According to that law, the following is banned: “The showing of the human male or female genitals or pubic area with less than a fully opaque covering, the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the nipple, or the showing of the covered male

Conversation turns, as it often does these days, to the prospects of decriminalization. The mood is hopeful. The full legalization experiments in Colorado, Washington, and Oregon have been unqualified successes, raising tens of millions of tax dollars for the states, improving access and safety for the heads, and pioneering a weed culture that looks something like wine culture, with dozens of varietals of varied tastes and effects available at boutique stores.

The Weed Guy says people now understand the anti-pot rhetoric of the drug war has always been bogus. There’s no question weed has therapeutic value

in this crowd. “Gayle” says a doctor prescribed Xanax for her anxiety disorder, but it transformed her into a zombie. Cannabis better relieves her anxiety with few negative side effects, helping her to be a productive person.

And who can deny the contributions the lambsbread has made to music, film, and art? Louis Armstrong, Paul McCartney, Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, Rihanna — so many of our greatest musicians have been dedicated tokers. The Weed Guy abstains from alcohol, a drug he considers extremely harmful. To him, beer ads running on television, while marijuana is classified alongside

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The Midtown apartment’s air is thick with smoke as the Weed Guy packs another bowl for the green glass bong.

In Junkie, William Burroughs noted that, of all the different flavors of drug dealers, the weed guy is the only one you’re expected to hang out with. Sixtythree years later, this is still true.

Burroughs thought this was annoying, but I’ve always liked it. It’s the reason why being a stoner can feel like you’re part of a secret society.

And besides, says “Bob,” a long-haired 20-something, who looks like he just arrived from 1973, selling to strangers can get you arrested, and you don’t want a dealer who seems reckless.

Memphis has always been a good town for weed. The geographical advantages that made us America’s Distribution Center work the same for the black market. Legend has it that the 1967 Country Blues Festival at the Overton Park Shell was financed by — and presumably enhanced by — the sale of a giant block of hashish.

The Weed Guy notes that, despite billions spent on the War on Drugs, weed prices in Memphis have been more or less stable for 20 years. Stoners still hang out, have loopy, but oh-someaningful conversations, listen to music, and munch on snack food, but now there are bongs and blunts, vapes and dabs, and the video games are so much better.

heroin as a Schedule I drug, are the ultimate signs of cultural hypocrisy.

But as marijuana goes mainstream, something is being lost. Pot is no longer the countercultural signifier it used to be. The real action is in Molly, but the Weed Guy doesn’t like to deal with fluff-heads. When weed is legal, we’ll just go to the store. The long afternoons playing Grand Theft Auto at at the Weed Guy’s house will be over.

My head feels a little spinny as the Weed Guy pulls the last tube. He clinks out the bong’s bowl in an ancient, heaping ashtray. “You want me to pack another one?”

Of course we do. — Mr. X

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genitals in a discernibly turgid state.”

Bummer. Also, did that just say “discernibly turgid state”? Ha! Back when I was much younger and way more fun, I occasionally found myself at the infamous (and long-shuttered) Platinum Plus, where it wasn’t uncommon to see two totally nekkid ladies on stage, um, enjoying a little Egg McMuff (if you catch my drift).

What we witnessed on Saturday night is more of a glorified Hooters minus the hot wings — although the DJ was really pushing the club’s 14-ounce ribeye.

Somehow, the no-nudity law hasn’t kept the patrons away, though. On Saturday night, the crowd seemed unphased by the lack of nipple-age.

An older man, who spent most of the evening sitting very near the stage with his mouth agape and a wide grin on his face, was clearly having a great time.

“It’s like watching the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition live,” Paul remarks, as a woman in an orange bikini worked the pole to Calvin Harris’ “How Deep Is Your Love.”

And indeed it was. While watching the dancers parade around in bikinis is nice, I must admit that I miss the old Platinum days. But seeing as how that’s coming from someone who’d rather be watching Netflix, take that with a grain of salt. — Bianca Phillips

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Beer & Theater

By Chris Davis

“I’ll walk alone and be blown thinner and thinner. And thinner and thinner and thinner and thinner and thinner — Till finally I won’t have any body at all, and the wind picks me up in its cool white arms forever, and takes me away!” — Tennessee Williams, Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen Threepenny Theatre Company — the ambitions independent troupe with classical sensibilities and a “pay what you can” ethos — has never shied away from the difficult side of canon. They’ve produced Shakespeare on a shoestring, adapted Moliere, and plunged headfirst into Eugene O’Neill’s Long Day’s Journey Into Night. Even the company’s Beer Flight Theatre Night finds the troupe sharing a slate of seldom-seen, one-act plays paired with craft beers selected by Andy Ashby, a co-founder of Memphis Made Brewing Company.

The best-known play on the menu is Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story, where Memphis actors Michael Khanlarian and Corey Parker as Peter and Jerry, a transient and a family man and publishing executive, struggle over a park bench, and much more. Talk to Me Like the Rain and Let Me Listen may not be set in the South, but it’s Tennessee Williamsdistilled. With image-laden dialogue that aims to match the rhythm of a steady rainfall, Williams tries to capture the essence of lower Manhattan: an unnamed man (Michael Ewing), who drinks too much, and an unnamed woman, Jaclyn Suffel, who’s growing thinner and thinner and might just disappear. The New World Order is one of British playwright Harold Pinter’s most bluntly political plays. In this production, Steven Brown, David Galloway, and Andrew Glenn get right down to the essence of torture. For 10 wrenching minutes, a lone figure sits bound and gagged while two men discuss in vague, Pinteresque terms what they plan to do with him.

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THURSDAY August 25

FRIDAY August 26

SATURDAY August 27

“Black in Amurica” Amurica World Headquarters, 7:30 p.m., $10 A show about the black experience by local black artists (musicians, poets, actors, etc.).

Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters Bartlett Performing Arts & Conference Center, 8 p.m., $45 An evening of country and rockabilly music.

The Jefferson Avenue Home Tour Victorian Village, 5-8 p.m., $30-$100 A tour of the private Victorian homes along Jefferson benefiting Victorian Village Inc. Continues Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

“Horn Island 32” Memphis College of Art, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Opening reception for this annual exhibition featuring works resulting from a trip to Horn Island.

REO Speedwagon Memphis Botanic Garden, 8 p.m., $40 Can’t fight this feeling to keep on loving you? Then head to the Memphis Botanic Garden for tonight’s Live at the Garden concert featuring REO Speedwagon.

Grit and Grind Night AutoZone Park, 7:05 p.m.

The Memphis Grizzlies invade AutoZone Park for this game. Gamegoers get a special Redbirds/Grizzlies growl towel and Grizzlies first-round draft pick Wade Baldwin IV will throw out the first pitch.

Nik West Halloran Centre, 7 p.m., $45 Bassist and vocalist (and super fly) Nik West performs tonight.

Booksigning by Linda Thompson The Booksellers at Laurelwood, 6:30 p.m.

Elvis’ ex-squeeze Linda Thompson signs her book, A Little Thing Called Life: From Elvis’s Graceland to Bruce Jenner’s Caitlyn & Songs in Between.

World Series of Drag Racing

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By Chris Davis The World Series of Drag Racing has been an Illinois staple for more than half a century. This year, the event docks at the Memphis International Raceway in Millington. To get some sense for the scope of this two-day event, the Flyer talked to Memphis International’s President and GM Pam Kendrick.

Memphis Flyer: The World Series of Drag Racing sounds like a big deal.

Pam Kendrick: It’s a really big deal and the kind of thing Memphis hasn’t seen since 2009. So it’s going to be a big splash.

And it’s not just top fuel and funny cars.

We’ll run a variety of classes: top fuel, nitro funny car, pro-stock, nostalgia pro stock.We’ll run a sportsman class as well as the Dixie Doorslammers. We’ll have the Car Chix, an all ladies race — as much racing variety as you will see at any given show.

What are your recommendations for hardcore fans and novices?

If you’re a diehard racer, you’re going to come early in the day and watch all the sportsman classes run. If you’re a traditional race fan, one who goes to national caliber events, you’ll want to focus on the top fuel, the nitro funny cars, and the pro-stocks we’re going to be running. And we’ve got folks like Larry Dixon and Shirley Muldowney, who aren’t running but are legends in the sport. And Big Daddy Don Garlits who’s the father of drag racing. Folks who are just being introduced will probably tune in on the Dixie Doorslammers. And we’ll have a kids zone with inflatables. There will also be a drag strip where kids can race against another child.

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Standing in the Shadows of Motown Stax Museum of American Soul Music, 7 p.m., pay what you can Screening of this documentary about the founding of Motown.

Part of Stax’s Motown Black & White Film Series held in conjunction with “Motown Black & White.”

Don’t Blink Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, 7 p.m., $9 Documentary about photographer and documentary filmmaker Robert Frank, best known for his book The Americans.

“Master Metalsmith: Hoss Haley” Metal Museum, noon-5 p.m., $6 Exhibit by this year’s Master Metalsmith, Hoss Haley, who specializes in large-scale sculptures.

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MUSIC By Chris Shaw

Late Summer Record Reviews New albums from Hartle Road, the Numero Group, and NOTS. Hartle Road ALEC HAWKINS

Hartle Road — Maxx (Jenny Records) Hartle Road have been gigging around Memphis and Oxford, Mississippi, for a while now but have only just recently picked up traction at dive bars around Midtown. The band hails from Columbus, Mississippi, so it makes sense that they’d make the drive to Memphis to draw a fan base, which now includes a lot of musicians loosely or directly associated with Goner Records. On Maxx, the band’s debut LP, Hartle Road flirt with garage rock, Krautrock, and ’60s psychedelia.

Album opener “New!” is most certainly a nod to German band Neu!, and the song is aiming at the same target that bands like Neu! and La Düsseldorf hit back in the ’70s.

The other nine tracks on Maxx stay within the groundwork laid out by “New!,” with a few detours into post-punk thrown in for good measure. While things start to get weird on “To the Maxx,” there aren’t a whole lot of wrong turns on Maxx.

The 10-track album is a concise and fully realized piece of work, and it serves as an interesting first look into the outsider world that the members of Hartle Road must find themselves living in given their home base.

It’s a safe bet that this is the most interesting band from Columbus, Mississippi.

Hell, they might even be one of the most interesting bands currently on the Murphy’s/Lamplighter/Hi-Tone dirt circuit. Maxx was recorded in Mississippi

by Myles Jordan and Max Hartleroad (hence the album name) and is available on vinyl and on cassette through Jenny Records. If you like Krautrock, offcenter psych rock, or identify yourself as any kind of weirdo, Maxx is definitely recommended.

Favorite track: tied between “Garbage Wizard” and “Lemmy”

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L AT E S U M M E R R E C O R D R E V I E W S Various Artists — The 123s of Kid Soul (Numero Group) Much like the record label Light in the Attic, Numero Group is responsible for digging up some of the best “forgotten music” out there, from stoner rock to forgotten soul. The 123s of Kid Soul is a collection of kid/teenage singers and bands who were seeking the same fame that the Jackson 5 found with their kid-centric songs. The album features 19 tracks, and while some might be a little, umm, childish, this isn’t a kids-only affair, especially “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” cover by the Brothers Rap. If you were a fan of the Home Schooled compilation that came out on Numero a decade ago, The 123s of Kid Soul should definitely be in your collection.

Favorite Track: The Dynamics — “I’m Free, No Dope for Me” NOTS — Cosmetic (Goner Records) NOTS opted to record their followup album to We Are NOTS with Keith Cooper instead of Doug Easley, making for a less polished, more “garage” sound.

Album opener “Blank Reflection” starts with a snare-centric beat before the synth rolls in and Natalie Hoffmann’s familiar scream takes command of the song. The following eight songs don’t exactly reinvent the sound that NOTS has been creating for the past four years, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Punk music — or synth punk, if you insist on calling it that — doesn’t need to reinvent itself to remain relevant or interesting, and the members of NOTS know that. So do their fans.

Keeping that in mind, Cosmetic serves as an excellent second helping of NOTS. The songs are mostly short and sweet, and the dissonant synth parts have been brought to the front of the mix, which was probably a product of the Keith Cooper treatment. His studio might be getting a few more phone calls from local musicians once this album drops.

Favorite Track: “Cosmetic.”

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After Dark: Live Music Schedule August 25 - 31 Alfred’s 197 BEALE 525-3711

Gary Hardy & Memphis 2 Thursdays-Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.; Karaoke Thursdays, TuesdaysWednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., and Sundays-Mondays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Mandi Thomas Fridays, Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.; The 901 Heavy Hitters Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.-2 a.m.; Flyin’ Ryan Fridays, Saturdays, 2:30 a.m.; Memphis Jazz Orchestra Sundays, 6-9 p.m.

B.B. King’s Blues Club 143 BEALE 524-KING

The King Beez Thursdays, 5:30 p.m.; B.B. King’s All Stars Thursdays, Fridays, 8 p.m.; Will Tucker Band Fridays, Saturdays, 5 p.m.; Memphis Mojo Tour Saturdays, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.; Lisa G and Flic’s Pic’s Band Saturdays, Sundays, 12:30 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Sundays, 5 p.m.; Memphis Jones Sundays, Wednesdays 5:30 p.m.; Doc Fangaz and the Remedy Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m.

Blue Note Bar & Grill 341-345 BEALE 577-1089

August 25-31, 2016

Queen Ann and the Memphis Blues Masters Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

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David Bowen Thursdays, 5:309:30 p.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 6:30-10:30 p.m., and Sundays, 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Little Boys Blue Friday, Aug. 26, 9:30 p.m.; Eric Hughes Band Saturday, Aug. 27, 9:30 p.m.

27, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.; Pam & Terry Saturday, Aug. 27, 5:30 p.m.; Mercury Blvd. Sunday, Aug. 28, 7-11 p.m.; McDaniel Band Monday, Aug. 29, 8 p.m.-midnight, and Tuesday, Aug. 30, 8 p.m.-midnight; Kirk Smithhart Band Wednesday, Aug. 31, 8 p.m.-midnight.

King’s Palace Cafe’s Patio

Rum Boogie Cafe’s Blues Hall

Blues City Cafe

Hard Rock Cafe

King’s Palace Cafe

138 BEALE 526-3637

126 BEALE 529-0007

162 BEALE 521-1851

Nathan Belt & the Buckles Thursday, Aug. 25, 8 p.m.; Blind Mississippi Morris Fridays, 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 5:30 p.m.; Brad Birkedahl Band Thursdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.; Zippy’s Clutch Friday, Aug. 26, 9:30 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 27, 9:30 p.m.; Earl “The Pearl” Banks Saturdays, 12:30 p.m., and Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; Brandon Cunning Trio Sundays, 6 p.m., and Mondays, 7 p.m.; FreeWorld Sundays, 9:30 p.m.

Club 152 152 BEALE 544-7011

1st Floor: Mercury Boulevard Mondays-Thursdays, 7 p.m.; DJ Dnyce Sundays, 11 p.m., and Thursdays, 11:30 p.m.; The Snozzberries Friday, Aug. 26, 7 p.m.; DJ Tubbz MondaysWednesdays, 11 p.m., and Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.; 3rd floor: DJ Crumbz Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.; 1st Floor: DJ Toonz Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.; 2nd Floor: DJ Spanish Fly Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.; Adam Levin Saturday, Aug. 27, noon and 7 p.m.; Sean Apple Sundays, 1 p.m.; Adam Levin Sundays, 1 p.m.; After Dark Band Sundays, 6 p.m.

Handy Bar 200 BEALE 527-2687

Bad Boy Matt & the Amazing Rhythmatics Tuesdays, Thursdays-Sundays, 7 p.m.-1 a.m.

Karaoke with DJ Tim Bachus Thursday, Aug. 25; Brad Birkedahl Sunday, Aug. 28, 6-9 p.m.

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Kayla Walker Thursdays, 67 p.m.; Susan Marshall Piano Fridays, Saturdays, 6-9 p.m.; Susan Marshall Fridays, Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.; Nat “King” Kerr Fridays, Saturdays, 9-10 p.m.; Susan Marshall Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m.

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The Johnny Go Band Thursdays, Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Rockin’ Rob Haynes & the Memphis Flash Fridays, Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.; Live Band Karaoke Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.; The Memphis House Rockers Saturdays, 3-7 p.m., and Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m.

King Jerry Lawler’s Hall of Fame Bar & Grille 159 BEALE

Eric Hughes Thursdays, Fridays, 5-8 p.m.; Karaoke Mondays-Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.; Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.

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Mack 2 Band Mondays-Fridays, 2-6 p.m.; Cowboy Neil Mondays, Thursdays, 711 p.m., and Saturdays, Sundays, 2-6 p.m.; Fuzzy & the Kings of Memphis Fridays, Saturdays, 7-11 p.m.; Chic Jones & the Blues Express Sundays, 7-11 p.m.; Sensation Band Tuesdays, 7-11 p.m.; North & South Band Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m.

King’s Palace Cafe Tap Room 168 BEALE 576-2220

Don Valentine Thursdays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; North & South Band Friday, Aug. 26, 8 p.m.-midnight.

New Daisy Theatre 330 BEALE 525-8981

182 BEALE 528-0150

Memphis Bluesmasters Thursdays, Sundays, 8 p.m.midnight; Plantation Allstars Fridays-Sundays, 3-7 p.m., and Tuesday, Aug. 30, 8 p.m.midnight; McDaniel Band Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.midnight, and Friday, Aug. 26, 8 p.m.-midnight; Memphis Mambo Combo Saturday, Aug. 27, 3-7 p.m.; Little Boys Blue Saturday, Aug. 27, 8 p.m.midnight; Brian Hawkins Blues Party Mondays, 8 p.m.midnight.

Silky O’Sullivan’s 183 BEALE 522-9596

Dueling Pianos Thursdays, Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.3 a.m., and Sundays, Tuesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Live Music Fridays.

Center for Southern Folklore 123 S. MAIN AT PEABODY TROLLEY STOP 525-3655

U.S. Fleet Forces Navy Band Thursday, Aug. 25, 5-7 p.m.; Low Society Friday, Aug. 26, 8-10 p.m.; Bob Ray Saturday, Aug. 27, 8-11 p.m.

Double J Smokehouse & Saloon 124 E. G.E. PATTERSON 347-2648

Live Music Thursdays, 7-11 p.m., Fridays-Saturdays 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Earnestine & Hazel’s 531 S. MAIN 523-9754

Amber Rae Dunn Hosts: Earnestine & Hazel’s Open Mic Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m.

The Halloran Centre 225 S. MAIN 529-4299

Nik West Thursday, Aug. 25, 7-10 p.m.

Huey’s Downtown Gary Escoe’s Atomic Dance Machine Sunday, Aug. 28, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Rum Boogie Cafe 182 BEALE 528-0150

152 MADISON 572-1813

77 S. SECOND 527-2700

Young Dolph Wednesday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m.

Mississippi Big Foot Thursday, Aug. 25, 8 p.m.-midnight; Brad Webb & David Hudson Friday, Aug. 26, 5:30 p.m.; Freeworld Friday, Aug. 26, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., and Saturday, Aug.

Brass Door Irish Pub

Blind Bear Speakeasy 119 S. MAIN, PEMBROKE SQUARE 417-8435

Live Music Thursdays-Saturdays, 10 p.m.

Memphis Sounds Lounge 22 N. THIRD 590-4049

Jazz-A-Fire: Evelyn Jack Sunday, Aug. 28, 4-7 p.m.

550 S. MAIN 494-6543

South Main Sounds Songwriter Night #35 Friday, Aug. 26, 7-9 p.m.

Huey’s Midtown 1927 MADISON 726-4372

Bar DKDC 964 S. COOPER 272-0830

Jack Oblivian Saturday, Aug. 27.

Bhan Thai 1324 PEABODY 272-1538

Half Step Down Saturdays, 7-10:30 p.m.

Blue Monkey 2012 MADISON 272-BLUE

Karaoke Thursdays, 9 p.m.midnight; Reemus Bodeemus Friday, Aug. 26; Brad Birkedahl Saturday, Aug. 27.

Boscos 2120 MADISON 432-2222

Sunday Brunch with Joyce Cobb Sundays, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Celtic Crossing 903 S. COOPER 274-5151

DJ Tree Fridays, 10 p.m.; DJ Taz Saturdays, 10 p.m.; Jeremy Stanfill and Joshua Cosby Sundays, 6-9 p.m.; Candy Company Mondays.

The Cove 2559 BROAD 730-0719

Ed Finney & the U of M Jazz Quartet Thursdays, 9 p.m.; The Low Country Nationals Thursday, Aug. 25, 10 p.m.; Hope Clayburn Friday, Aug. 26, 10 p.m.; Justin White Mondays, 7 p.m.; Don & Wayde Tuesdays, 7-10 p.m.; Karaoke Wednesdays, 10 p.m.

Dru’s Place Paulette’s

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303 S. MAIN 523-0020

Live Pianist Thursdays, 5:308:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, 5:30-9 p.m., Sundays, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., and MondaysWednesdays, 5:30-8 p.m.

Purple Haze Nightclub

Salsa Night Saturdays, 8:30 p.m.-3 a.m.

The Silly Goose 100 PEABODY PLACE 435-6915

DJ Cody Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.

Karaoke Fridays-Sundays.

Loflin Yard

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Paul Taylor Thursday, Aug. 25, 7-10 p.m.; Motel Mirrors Friday, Aug. 26, 7-10 p.m.; The Mighty Souls Brass Band Saturday, Aug. 27, 7-10 p.m.; Tennessee Ripple Sunday, Aug. 28, 5-8 p.m.

140 LT. GEORGE W. LEE 577-1139

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Davis Coen and the Change Sunday, Aug. 28, 4-7 p.m.; The JR 4 Sunday, Aug. 28, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

The Salvation Army Kroc Center

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VAS with Todo Mas Thursday, Aug. 25, 8 p.m.-midnight; Soap with Art & Abby Friday, Aug. 26, 6 p.m.; Indeed, We Digress (EP release), Banned Anthem Saturday, Aug. 27, 9 p.m.; Old Table, Sweet Baby Jesus, Rickie and Aimee, and Allen Waymar Sunday,

P&H Cafe 1532 MADISON 726-0906

Rock Starkaraoke Fridays; Lately David Saturday, Aug. 27; Open Mic Music with Tiffany Harmon Mondays, 9 p.m.-midnight; Corusco, the Renault Brothers, the Other Jesse Davis Wednesday, Aug. 31.

Sports Junction 1911 POPLAR 244-7904

Live DJ Fridays.; Live music Saturdays.; Karaoke Wednesdays.

800 E. PARKWAY S. 729-8007

The Tower Courtyard at Overton Square

Lafayette’s Music Room

Acoustic Courtyard Last Thursday of every month, 6:309:30 p.m.; Bluesday Tuesday Tuesdays, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Battle of the Bells.

2119 MADISON 207-5097

Marcella Simien Trio Thursday, Aug. 25, 6 p.m.; The Bo-Keys Thursday, Aug. 25, 9 p.m.; Pam & Terry Friday, Aug. 26, 6:30 p.m.; Nick Black Friday, Aug. 26, 10 p.m.; Susan Marshall & Friends Saturdays, 11 a.m.; The River Bluff Clan Saturdays, 3 p.m.; Chris Johnson Saturday, Aug. 27, 10 p.m.; Joe Restivo 4 Sundays, 11 a.m.; Jeffrey and the Pacemakers Sunday, Aug. 28, 4 p.m.; John Paul Keith & Friends Mondays, 6 p.m.; Travis Roman Tuesdays, 5:30 p.m.; Ben Danaher Tuesday, Aug. 30, 5:30 p.m.; Breeze Cayolle and New Orleans Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m.; Graham Winchester and the Ammunition Wednesday, Aug. 31, 8 p.m.

2092 TRIMBLE PLACE

Wild Bill’s 1580 VOLLINTINE 207-3975

The Soul Connection Fridays, Saturdays, 11 p.m.-3 a.m.

University of Memphis Ubee’s 521 S. HIGHLAND 323-0900

Karaoke Wednesdays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

East Memphis

Midtown Crossing Grill

Dan McGuinness Pub

394 N. WATKINS 443-0502

4694 SPOTTSWOOD 761-3711

Minglewood Hall

Folk’s Folly Prime Steak House

Memphis Ukelele Meetup Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m.

1555 MADISON 866-609-1744

Eric Gales, Raphael Saadiq Friday, Aug. 26, 7 p.m.

Murphy’s

1474 MADISON 275-8082

South Main 7 W. CAROLINA

Aug. 28, 9 p.m.; Terry Prince & the Principles with Breaking the Cage, Foxglove, and Monticello Monday, Aug. 29, 9 p.m.; The Voodoo Fix Wednesday, Aug. 31, 9 p.m.

1589 MADISON 726-4193

Hate for State with Shamefinger Thursday, Aug. 25; The Dolly Llamas with Ego Slip, Shame Finger, the Conspiracy Theory Saturday, Aug. 27; Cryptic Hymn Sunday, Aug. 28.

Otherlands Coffee Bar 641 S. COOPER 278-4994

Rob Jungklas Friday, Aug. 26, 8 p.m.; Whiskey Chute Smugglers Saturday, Aug. 27, 8 p.m.

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Intimate Piano Lounge featuring Charlotte Hurt MondaysThursdays, 5-9:30 p.m.; Larry Cunningham Fridays, Saturdays, 6-10 p.m.

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern 5101 SANDERLIN 763-2013

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The music starts at 2 p.m., and, while the set times haven’t been announced yet, the lineup is finely curated and features some of the best local rockers in town. Cody Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars is the biggest name on the bill, and it’s a safe bet his performance will be closer to the end of the evening. Another highlight is the Subtractions (featuring the great Jeremy Scott), who just got done performing at the first annual Monkee-Mania show at Lafayette’s Music Room. Ben Baker will perform with friends, Graham Winchester and the Ammunition, plus, his other band, the Sheiks, will be on hand, in addition to James and the Ultrasounds. SVU and Ten High are also set to play.

Shangri-La has had a busy month, first hosting the listening party for the Johnnie Frierson reissue Have You Been Good to Yourself, and then having the first two Grifters albums reissued by Fat Possum Records out of Oxford.

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Memphis Botanic Garden 750 CHERRY 636-4100

Live at the Garden: REO Speedwagon Thursday, Aug. 25, 6 p.m.

Whitehaven/ Airport Marlowe’s Ribs & Restaurant 4381 ELVIS PRESLEY 332-4159

Charlie Belt & Friends Thursday, Aug. 25, 7 p.m.; Swingin’ Leroy Friday, Aug. 26, 9 p.m.; Backstreet Crawlers Saturday, Aug. 27, 9 p.m.; Almost Famous Sunday, Aug. 28, 5:30 p.m.; Groove Method Wednesday, Aug. 31, 8 p.m.

Karaoke with DJ Stylez Thursdays, Sundays, 10 p.m.

Brian Johnson Band Wednesday, Aug. 31, 7-11 p.m.

Collierville Huey’s Collierville 2130 W. POPLAR 854-4455

The Heart Memphis Band Sunday, Aug. 28, 8-11:30 p.m.

Germantown Huey’s Southwind 7825 WINCHESTER 624-8911

The Sensations Sunday, Aug. 28, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Huey’s Germantown 7677 FARMINGTON 318-3034

Charley Mac’s Six String Lovers Sunday, Aug. 28, 8-11:30 p.m.

Mortimer’s 590 N. PERKINS 761-9321

Van Duren Solo Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Second Presbyterian Church 4055 POPLAR 454-0034

Bach Vespers Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

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Hollywood Casino 1150 CASINO STRIP RESORT, TUNICA, MS 662-357-7700

Live Entertainment Fridays, Saturdays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

786 E. BROOKHAVEN CIRCLE 683-9044

Karaoke ongoing.

Horseshoe Casino & Hotel

Poplar/I-240

AT CASINO CENTER, SOUTH OF MEMPHIS, NEAR TUNICA, MS 1-800-303-SHOE

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Bret Michaels Friday, Aug. 26.

6069 PARK 767-6002

Carlos & Adam from the Late Greats Thursdays, 7-9 p.m.; Van Duren Solo Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.; Elizabeth Wise Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m.

Huey’s Southaven 7090 MALCO, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-349-7097

Bluff City Soul Collective Sunday, Aug. 28, 8 p.m.midnight; Karaoke Night Mondays, 8-10 p.m.

Neil’s Music Room 5727 QUINCE 682-2300

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Old Whitten Tavern

Arlington/Eads/ Oakland/Lakeland

RockHouse Live 5709 RALEIGH-LAGRANGE 386-7222

Maria’s Restaurant

Bartlett

6439 SUMMER 356-2324

Karaoke Fridays, 5-8 p.m.

Bartlett Performing Arts and Conference Center

Propcellar Vintage Rental

3663 APPLING 385-6440

2585 SUMMER

Designer Showcase Saturday, Aug. 27, Sunday, Aug. 28, and Monday, Aug. 29.

Live Music Fridays, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Rizzi’s/Paradiso Pub

Pubapalooza with Stereo Joe Every other Wednesday, 8-11 p.m.

477 HIGH POINT TERRACE 452-9203

2800 WHITTEN 379-1965

6230 GREENLEE 592-0344

Live Music Thursdays, Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m.; Karaoke and Dance Music with DJ Funn Fridays, 9 p.m.; Slap Junior Band Saturday, Aug. 27, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

High Point Pub

1107 CASINO CENTER, TUNICA, MS 662-363-4900

Live Music Fridays, Saturdays.

Lannie McMillan Jazz Trio Sundays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Possum Daddy’s Karaoke Saturdays, 9 p.m.-2 a.m.

Dan McGuinness

6565 TOWNE CENTER, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-536-2200

The Windjammer Restaurant

Barbie’s Barlight Lounge

Karaoke with Buddha Tuesdays, Thursdays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Dantones Band Friday, Aug. 26, 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern

1817 KIRBY 755-2481

Owen Brennan’s

7281 HACKS CROSS, OLIVE BRANCH, MS 662-893-6242

Acoustic Music Tuesdays.

Karaoke Tuesdays, 8 p.m.

THE REGALIA, 6150 POPLAR 761-0990

The Crossing Bar & Grill

3964 GOODMAN, SOUTHAVEN, MS 662-890-7611

T.J. Mulligan’s

Jack Rowell’s Celebrity Jam Thursdays, 8 p.m.; Eddie Smith Fridays, 8 p.m.; Rob Caudill’s “Tribute to Rod Stewart” Saturday, Aug. 27, 8 p.m.; Sax on Sunday CD Release Sunday, Aug. 28, 6:309:30 p.m.; Debbie Jamison & Friends Tuesdays, 6-10 p.m.; Elmo and the Shades Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

North Mississippi/ Tunica

Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters Saturday, Aug. 27, 8-10:30 p.m.

Live Bands Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Open Mic Mondays Mondays, 8 p.m.-midnight; Live Music Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-midnight.

Shelby Forest General Store 7729 BENJESTOWN 876-5770

Tony Butler Fridays, 6-8 p.m.

Fox and Hound Sports Tavern 819 EXOCET 624-9060

Karaoke Tuesdays, 9 p.m.

Huey’s Cordova 1771 N. GERMANTOWN PKWY. 754-3885

RC3 Sunday, Aug. 28, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

T.J. Mulligan’s Cordova 8071 TRINITY 756-4480

The Southern Edition Band Tuesdays.

Ice Bar & Grill 4202 HACKS CROSS 757-1423

Unwind Wednesdays Wednesdays, 6 p.m.-midnight.

Mesquite Chop House 3165 FOREST HILL-IRENE 249-5661

Raleigh Stage Stop Open Mic Blues Jam with Brad Webb Thursdays, 7-11 p.m.

West Memphis/ Eastern Arkansas Southland Park Gaming & Racing 1550 N. INGRAM, WEST MEMPHIS, AR 800-467-6182

Pam and Terry Wednesdays, 7-10 p.m.

Live Music Fridays, Saturdays, 10 p.m.; Live Band Karaoke Wednesdays, 7 p.m.

Russo’s New York Pizzeria & Wine Bar

The New Backdour Bar & Grill

9087 POPLAR 755-0092

Live Music on the patio Thursdays-Saturdays, 7-10 p.m.

302 S. AVALON 596-7115

Karaoke with Tim Bachus Mondays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.; DJ Stylez Wednesdays, 8 p.m.-1 a.m.

m e m p h i s f l y e r. c o m

The Settlers Sunday, Aug. 28, 4-7 p.m.; The Deftonz Sunday, Aug. 28, 8:30 p.m.-midnight.

Side Car Cafe 2194 WHITTEN 388-0285

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

4872 POPLAR 682-7729

Hadley’s Pub 2779 WHITTEN 266-5006

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T H E AT E R B y C h r i s D a v i s

Two of a Kind A Q&A with Jo Lynne and Jim Palmer.

I

can’t remember when I’ve received a press release that made me happy like this year’s Ostrander nominations. There it was in black and white, “Lifetime Achievement Award: Jim and Jo Lynne Palmer.” This acting couple is the very heart and soul of Memphis theater, and so very deserving.

Last season Jim and Jo Lynne were cast opposite one another in The Gin Game, a remarkable production cut short because Jim, who performed the role in a wheelchair, had broken his hip and was in too much pain to continue. That Jim tried to make things work in the first place is testament to the kind of love of craft and commitment these two actors have shown through thick and thin for decades. Here’s what they had to say in advance of last Sunday’s Ostrander Awards.

August 25-31, 2016

Memphis Flyer: What’s the origin story of the two Palmers?

Jim Palmer: We met in 1968 when I came to Memphis to work for Front Street Theatre. It was still called Front Street Theatre, but they had lost their location and were housed at Memphis State in Big Red. I did several shows there. We met during the very first show I did there which was Show Boat.

Jo Lynne: I was going to Memphis State in the theater department and the Show Boat cast had lost a singer/ dancer/actor, so everybody had to move up a notch. … I didn’t even know who Jimmy was; the cast was like 30 or 35 people. I was living in the dorm at the time, and, back in the old days, girls had to be back in the dorm by 11 p.m. So I had to be back after rehearsal every night. Well, Jimmy was always looking for a girl to go out and have a beer with him. I was leaving the theater by that side exit near the law building, and Jimmy was way down the hall. And he said, “Hey do you want to go have a beer?”

And I said I was sorry, but I had to go back to the dorm.

And then, when I turned around, the first thought that came to my mind was, “I’m going to spend the rest of my life with that man.” That’s come out true.

Jim: We got married in 1970. In mid ’71, we took off for New York. … We were there almost five years to the day. Then we returned to Memphis and started doing community theater because we didn’t think we were

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getting anywhere in New York. I don’t think we had a clear picture of just how long it takes.

We were doing shows in toilets hoping to get an agent to come see us. But no agent would dare go into that part of town.

Not at the time, anyway.

Thought we’d go back to Memphis because, compared to where we were working, the theaters were much nicer.

Although, I should say this: When Front Street closed, there was the Memphis Little Theatre, which became Theatre Memphis, and there was Memphis State and there was Children’s Theatre, which was seasonal. And that’s all there was. Circuit had started up, though it didn’t really have a permanent space when Front Street closed.

Jo Lynne: Like Jimmy said, we did a lot of off, off, off, off, off Broadway. And we did some extra work on [the soap opera] Love of Life. When we came back, Jackie [Nichols] had started Playhouse on the Square. We started doing shows there and Theatre Memphis. Jim’s been drawing cartoons trying to make it as a cartoonist, and we’ve been doing that since.

What are some of your favorite shows you’ve done together?

Jo Lynne: Trip to Bountiful.

Jim: That one started out as an independent production.

In 1991, our friend, Sam Weakley, said, “I’ve got a play for you, Jo Lynne.” We rented the NextStage at Theatre Memphis and put it on for two weekends. First weekend, we didn’t draw too many people. Then the next weekend, we had to have people stand if they wanted to see the show. One of the nicest things I’ve ever seen Jo Lynne do. Then they asked us to repeat it again at Germantown Community Theatre on their regular season with the cast intact. One of several things I’d put in a time capsule.

How many shows have you done together?

Jim: I tried to count it up. I think it came out to be maybe 14.

Jo Lynne and Jim Palmer celebrate a lifetime in theater.

Do you enjoy working together?

Jim: Jo Lynne probably will not deny this. We love it when we have worked together. Working together not so much. Trying to nail down lines, bouncing each other all the time in shows like Gin Game can be difficult.

Are you able to leave the characters in the theater, or do they ever follow you home?

Jo Lynne: We leave them there.

Jim: We try to leave them there.

But you do help each other prepare?

Jo Lynne: Oh, shit yeah, all the time. When we’re in a play together. When one’s in one and one’s in the other, we help each other.

Memphis is a place where there are some professional opportunities, but most folks who do theater do it for the love. Can you talk to me about being a part of this community?

Jim: It’s a terrific feeling. Jo Lynne never cared what role she was playing as long as she was in a show. I wanted to pick things that were really good. Or something I thought I could do well.

Jo Lynne: We just love doing it whether we get paid for it or not. You do it because you need to do it. Because it’s the only thing you feel like you’re halfway good at. And the only thing you really feel good doing when you do it.

That’s why you do it.

CALENDAR of EVENTS:

August 25 - 31

Gildersleeve. (272-5100), www.mca.edu. Fri., Aug. 26, 6-7:30 p.m.

TH EAT E R

Circuit Playhouse

Disgraced. www.playhouseonthesquare. org. $15-$40. Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays, 2 p.m. Through Sept. 4.

51 S. COOPER (725-0776).

Threepenny Theatre Company Beer Flight Theatre Night, evening pairing of Memphis Made Brewing beer and theatre performances including Talk to Me Like the Rain, Let Me Listen, The New World Order, and Zoo Story. www.theatreworksmemphis.org. Fri., Aug. 26, 8-10 p.m., Sat., Aug. 27, 8-10 p.m., Sun., Aug. 28, 2 p.m., and Mon., Aug. 29, 8-10 p.m.

1705 POPLAR (274-7139).

Curator-led tour of “Veda Reed: Day into Night.”

The tour begins at 6:15 pm. RSVP required.

Fellow-level members and above. Wed., Aug. 31.

OTH E R A R T H A P P E N I N G S

MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6209), WWW.BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.

Light refreshments, entertainment, and a cash bar. Free with admission. Every third Thursday, 6-8 p.m.

THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

Art of Caring

Online auction to benefit Baptist Reynolds Hospice House and the Kemmons Wilson Family Center for Good Grief. $40. Sat., Aug. 27, 5:30-8 p.m.

MEMPHIS ZOO, 2000 PRENTISS PLACE IN OVERTON PARK (227-7123), WWW.BAPTISTARTOFCARING.ORG.

Hattiloo Theatre

The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith. www.hattiloo.org. $20-$30. Sundays, 3 p.m., and Thursdays-Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Through Sept. 4.

37 S. COOPER (502-3486).

Playhouse on the Square

Mamma Mia!. www.playhouseonthesquare.org. $20-$45. Thursdays-Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays, 2 p.m. Through Sept. 4.

Cocktails with the Curator

66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

Art After Dark

The Evergreen Theatre

Send the date, time, place, cost, info, phone number, a brief description, and photos — two weeks in advance — to calendar@memphisflyer.com or P.O. Box 1738, Memphis, TN 38101.

DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS, ONGOING WEEKLY EVENTS WILL APPEAR IN THE FLYER’S ONLINE CALENDAR ONLY.

Crosstown ‘Clectic Preview Party

Showcasing the work of 13 Tennessee Craft’s Southwest chapter artists. Fri., Aug. 26, 5-8 p.m.

CROSSTOWN ARTS, 430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030), WWW.CROSSTOWNARTS.ORG.

Introduction to Henna: A Hearts of Gold Pit Rescue Fund-raiser

Summer Exhibition and Open House

MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6209), WWW.BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.

FLICKER STREET STUDIO, 74 FLICKER (767-2999), FLICKERSTREETSTUDIO.COM.

Auditions for Rhodes MasterSingers Chorale

C O M E DY

EVERGREEN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 613 UNIVERSITY (274-3740).

TheatreSouth

Memphis Matters, audience volunteers share personal stories as the Playback company of actors interpret the story. (246-9848), $15. Sat., Aug. 27, 7:30-9 p.m.

“Black in Amurica”

INSIDE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,

AMURICA WORLD HEADQUARTERS, 410 CLEVELAND.

Highlights the black experience in America through artistic expression from local black artists. $10. Fri., Aug. 26, 7:30-9:30 p.m.

1000 S. COOPER (726-0800).

TheatreWorks

Come Thanksgiving. www.theatreworksmemphis. org. $20. Fri., Sat., 7:30 p.m. Through Aug. 27.

2085 MONROE (274-7139).

Artist reception for “Horn Island 32” at the Memphis College of Art, Saturday

PALACE!

CANVAS, 1737 MADISON (443-5232).

Opportunity to see the studio and meet students and instructors. Sat., Aug. 27, 6-8 p.m.

To schedule a time, email mastersingerschorale@ gmail.com. Tues., Aug. 30, 5 p.m.

66 S. COOPER (726-4656).

P!NK

Includes all supplies and wine or bottled waters. $25. Last Thursday of every month, 7 p.m.

Art Therapy Information Session

Learn about the profession and practice of art therapy. Sun., Aug. 28, 2 p.m.

SEE IT AT THE

EXHIBIT

P&H Cafe

Open Mic Comedy, Thursdays, 9 p.m.

1532 MADISON (726-0906).

B O O KS I G N I N G S

Booksigning by Emily Boone Ruch

Author discusses and signs Grab Bag Years. Sat., Aug. 27, 2 p.m.

THE BOOKSELLERS AT LAURELWOOD, 387 PERKINS EXT. (683-9801), WWW.THEBOOKSELLERSATLAURELWOOD.COM.

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ART I ST R EC E PT I O N S

Crosstown Arts

Artist reception for “Again As Usual,” by Andrea Morales. www.crosstownarts.org. Thurs., Aug. 25, 6-9 p.m.

430 N. CLEVELAND (507-8030).

1930 POPLAR (272-5100).

P!NK PALACE MUSEUM

Playhouse on the Square

Artist reception for “Community,” by Peri

True Story:

Love one another. It’s that simple.

First Congregational Church

They wanted a church where faith was more than talk.

Now, each week they feed hungry people.

Life feels better.

www.firstcongo.com Phone: 901.278.6786 1000 South Cooper Memphis, TN 38104 Sunday Worship 10:30 am

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Artist reception for “Horn Island 32,” exhibition by artists who take a 12-day trip each May to the undeveloped, barrier island off the coast of Mississippi. (272-5100), www.mca.edu. Sat., Aug. 27, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Artist reception for “Primal Rituals,” by Jeffrey Hodges. (272-5100), www.mca.edu. Sat., Aug. 27, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

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Author discusses and signs Monday Mornings: A Cup of Laughter. Sat., Aug. 27, 3-7 p.m.

THE HEIGHT LOUNGE, 6135 MT. MORIAH (486-9579), WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/MONDAYMORNINGSKTS.

Booksigning by Linda Thompson

Author discusses and signs A Little Thing Called Life. Thurs., Aug. 25, 6:30 p.m.

THE BOOKSELLERS AT LAURELWOOD, 387 PERKINS EXT. (683-9801), WWW.THEBOOKSELLERSATLAURELWOOD.COM.

Booksigning by Stacey Wiedower

F ES TI VA LS

Go Ape Treetop Adventure

S PO R TS / F IT N E S S

2nd Annual Mid-South Renaissance Faire

27th Annual Dragon Fly Sprint Triathlon

Travel back in time to the Elizabeth era with the Queen, turkey legs, merchant rows, performers, the Mid-South Buccaneers, and jousters. $15. Sat., Sun., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Through Aug. 31.

SHELBY FARMS, 500 N. PINE LAKE (508-3360), MIDSOUTHRENFAIRE.COM.

Bardog Alley Party and 5K

Meet at Cypress Point on the Lower Lake at Sardis Reservoir for a .5-mile swim, 18-mile bike course, and a 4-mile run. $65. Sat., Aug. 27, 8 a.m.

SHELBY FARMS, 500 N. PINE LAKE (767-PARK), WWW.GOAPE.COM.

SARDIS LAKE RESERVOIR, BATESVILLE, MS, PR-EVENTMANAGEMENT.NET.

Memphis Redbirds vs. Nashville Sounds

Driving Home a Cure for PKD Golf Tournament

AUTOZONE PARK, THIRD AND UNION (721-6000), WWW.MILB.COM.

Through Aug. 28.

Run. Party. Eat. Sun., Aug. 28, 9 a.m.

15th annual all-day golf event. $300 individual, $1200 foursome. Mon., Aug. 29, 1-8 p.m.

BARDOG TAVERN, 73 MONROE (275-8752), WWW.BARDOG.COM.

TPC AT SOUTHWIND, 3325 CLUB AT SOUTHWIND (485-5562), WWW.PKDCURE.ORG/LMIMEMPHIS.

Author discusses and signs How to Look Happy.

Fri., Aug. 26, 6-9 p.m.

Course in Shelby Farms Park open for its second season. Ongoing.

World Series of Drag Racing

Top names in drag racing. Fri.-Sat., Aug. 26-27, 8 a.m.-10 p.m.

MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, 5500 VICTORY LANE (969-7223), WWW.RACEMIR.COM.

Forrest Spence 5K

$15-$25. Sat., Aug. 27, 8-11 a.m.

SOUTH MAIN BOOK JUGGLER, 548 S. MAIN (249-5370).

MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (270-0977), WWW.FORRESTSPENCEFUND.ORG.

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C O N F E R E N C ES/ C O NVE NTI O N S

Bluff City Bash

Meet and explore Memphis with Jewish people between the ages of 21 to 39. Fri.-Sun., Aug. 26-28.

SLOT TOURNAMENT QUALIFIERS

WWW.BLUFFCITYBASH.COM.

Sundays, Now – September 4 • 1pm

Congreso 2016: The Latino Memphis Conference

• 50 Winners totaling $5,500 in prizes each week.

• $25 Buy-in. The first 150 participants to buy-in each week will receive a $15 Early Bird Bonus.

• The top 30 winners each week will qualify for the Tournament of Champions.

• Play each week to receive up to (2) entries in the Tournament of Champions.

First-hand insight on how to better work with and serve the Latinos in the 901. Sun.-Tues., Aug. 28-30.

WWW.LATINOMEMPHIS.ORG.

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Tuesdays now thru October Earn 100 points playing slots for free entry.

LABOR DAY!

Friday, September 2

Young Professionals Leadership Summit Designed to equip young professionals with skills, knowledge, and tools they need to become leaders. $350. Mon., Aug. 29, 9 a.m.-10 p.m., and Tues., Aug. 30, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Fridays & Saturdays, August 12-27 • 6pm – 10pm

Video PokerSeptember play earns Friday, 2 25% 5pm-7pm & 9pm-11pm of the stated amount.

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Video Poker play earns half the stated amount.

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Old Forest Hike

CASH & PROMO CASH

Last Sunday of every month, 10 a.m.

GIVEAWAY

OVERTON PARK, OFF POPLAR (276-1387).

Saturday, September 3

E X P OS/ SALES

Les Passees Stock Exchange

Upscale consignment store benefiting Les Passees.

Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Through Sept. 7.

STAGE CENTRE, 6600 STAGE, WWW.LPMEMPHIS.ORG.

Muhammad Ali Enterprises Auction

Submit items for auction or bid on memorabilia.

Sat., Aug. 27.

2pm – 11pm

Earn entries August 1 – September 3.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS, FOGELMAN EXECUTIVE CENTER, 330 INNOVATION (366.5882 X 106), WWW.LATINOMEMPHIS.ORG.

5pm – 7pm & 9pm – 11pm

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It’s Almost

Jefferson Avenue Home Tour in Victorian Village, Friday

WWW.MUHAMMADALIAUCTION.COM. Must be 21 and a Key Rewards member. See Cashier • Players Club for rules. Management reserves the right to cancel, change and modify the event or promotion. Gaming restricted patrons prohibited. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-522-4700.

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CALENDAR: AUGUST 25 - 31 continued from page 27 KIDS

Don’t Wake Up Keep Dreaming Celebrity Weekend

Fans are invited to celebrity events including bowling, basketball camp, and Cam Jam which includes an AAU basketball game, competitions, and dodgeball tournament. Fri.Sun., Aug. 26-28.

WWW.CAMERONPAYNEDWUKD.COM.

S P EC IAL EVE N TS

American Cancer Society 20th Anniversary Imagine Ball

Featuring music, dancing, dinner by Drapers Catering, Kendra Scott jewelry pull, and after-party hosted by the Memphis Young Professionals benefiting American Cancer Society (YPACS). $200. Sat., Aug. 27, 6-11 p.m.

SHELBY FARMS, VISITOR’S CENTER, 500 N. PINE LAKE (767-7275), WWW.IMAGINEBALLMEMPHIS.ORG.

Focus Awards

Semi-formal event recognizing LGBT persons and allies who are making a significant impact on the LGBT community. $50.

Thurs., Aug. 25, 8:30 p.m.

August 25-31, 2016

CLARK OPERA MEMPHIS CENTER, 6745 WOLF RIVER PARKWAY, WWW.FOCUSMIDSOUTH.COM.

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Jazz-A-Fire: Celebrating Life of Ruby Wilson

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis SheetRock ‘n’ Roll Benefit Dinner

Featuring Evelyn Jack, Carla Thomas, Nokie Taylor, Naomi Moody, Michael Townsend, Tonya Dyson, and others. $12.

Sun., Aug. 28, 4-7 p.m.

Join President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, with food from nationally renowned chefs and music for Carter Work Project and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis. $650. Thurs., Aug. 25, 6-10 p.m.

FIREHOUSE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER, 985 S. BELLEVUE (948-9522), WWW.MEMPHISBLACKARTSALLIANCE.ORG.

The Jefferson Avenue Home Tour

Peek inside never-before-seen private residences in the historic Victorian Village neighborhood, benefiting Victorian Village Inc. (VVI). $30-$100.

Fri., Aug. 26, 5-8 p.m., and Sat., Aug. 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Kidney Casino Night

Professional gaming with experienced dealers. $75. Fri., Aug. 26, 7-11 p.m.

INFINITI OF MEMPHIS, 3060 N GERMANTOWN (491-4799), WWW.PKDCURE.ORG/ KIDNEYCASINONIGHT.

Scenes of the Dinosaurs

Free for members.

Through Oct. 2.

MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

Southern Friends Animal Society Dog Wash Get your dog washed for a $10 donation or adopt a pet. Fourth Saturday of every month, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Through Oct. 15.

HOLLYWOOD FEED SOUTHAVEN, 356 E. GOODMAN (417-4571), WWW.SOUTHERNFRIENDS.ORG.

Art of Caring at the Memphis Zoo, Saturday of local flavors while learning about Memphis historic landmarks. Meeting location disclosed with ticket purchase. $55. Saturdays, 1:30 p.m.

WWW.CITYTASTINGTOURS.COM.

FOOD & DR I N K E V E N TS

Downtown Food Tours

Savor tastings at five popular eateries, interact with chefs and managers, and sample a range

Food Truck Fridays

Fridays, 11:30 a.m.

Through Sept. 30.

THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), WWW.DIXON.ORG.

Sun., Aug. 28, 2 p.m., and Wed., Aug. 31, 7 p.m.

MALCO PARADISO CINEMA, 584 S. MENDENHALL (682-1754), WWW.MALCO.COM.

Magical Universe

MINGLEWOOD HALL, 1555 MADISON (322-3507), WWW.MEMPHISHABITAT.COM.

Documentary about Jeremy Workman, a filmmaker from New York City, who moves to Maine and befriends an 88 year-old hermit artist named Al Carbee who spends his days alone making eccentric art. $5.

Fri., Aug. 26, 1 p.m.

Latino Memphis Leadership Luncheon

MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6209), WWW.BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.

Featuring keynote speaker Clarissa Martínez-De-Castro. $110. Tues., Aug. 30, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

VICTORIAN VILLAGE, (277-0223), WWW.VICTORIANVILLAGEINC.ORG.

The King and I (1956)

National Parks Adventure 3D

Through Nov. 11.

UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS HOLIDAY INN, 3700 CENTRAL (678-8200), WWW.LATINOMEMPHIS.ORG.

CTI 3D GIANT THEATER, IN THE MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362), WWW.MEMPHISMUSEUMS.ORG.

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Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Don’t Blink

Biography of American photographer and documentary filmmaker Robert Frank. $9.

Wed., Aug. 31, 7 p.m.

MEMPHIS BROOKS MUSEUM OF ART, 1934 POPLAR (544-6209), WWW.BROOKSMUSEUM.ORG.

Gone with the Wind

$8. Fri., Aug. 26, 7-10 p.m.

THE ORPHEUM, 203 S. MAIN (525-3000), WWW.ORPHEUM-MEMPHIS.COM.

Starring the Funk Brothers, Bootsy Collins, Chaka Khan, Ben Harper, and others. Detroit, Michigan 1959. Mon., Aug. 29, 6:30 p.m.

STAX MUSEUM OF AMERICAN SOUL MUSIC, 926 E.MCLEMORE (946-2535), WWW.SOULSVILLEFOUNDATION.ORG.

PAP SMeAr $155

PICK LOVE SEPT 2-4

Free IUDs

CHO CES

Memphis Center for Reproductive Health

1726 Poplar Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 901/274-3550 www.memphischoices.org

Amy Lavere, Julien Baker, Dead Soldiers and more. rockforlove.org

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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FOUR CENTURIES OF STRUGGLE. 25 YEARS OF RECOGNITION.

ONE NIGHT.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 Cannon Center for the Performing Arts

August 25-31, 2016

The National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award, honoring those who have had a tremendous impact on civil and human rights around the world.

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BENJAMIN CRUMP

TAWAKKOL KARMAN

THE HON. DAMON KEITH

Civil rights attorney who represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Tamir Rice.

Yemeni journalist, peace bulider, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.

Longest serving judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, presiding over seminal civil rights cases.

SOLEDAD O’BRIEN

BRYAN STEVENSON

Broadcast journalist and executive producer whose specials document successes, struggles and complex issues on race.

Attorney and social justice activist noted for his work challenging bias against the poor and minorities in the criminal justice system.

THE HON. WILLIAM WINTER Former Mississippi governor who stood firm on public education and racial equality.

Special Tribute to The Memphis 13 Host, Michael Eric Dyson Entertainment, Damian Escobar and Doug E. Fresh

CIVILRIGHTSMUSEUM.ORG For ticket or table information, call 901.525.3214 or email development@civilrightsmuseum.org

BAR REPORT By Bianca Phillips

Dog Day

his girlfriend, Jessica Grammer, codirect the Breakaway Bardog 5K. At 11:30 a.m., the Monroe Avenue Street Festival opens to the public.

Although it’s the seventh year for the 5K, the festival is in its eighth year. Dean held the first Bardog anniversary alley party in 2009, and the event has now grown so large that he’s had to move the party from the next-door alley to an entire downtown block. Monroe Avenue from Front to Main will be closed to traffic, and the party takes place in the street.

“It’s a fun event, just a big community party. And it’s one of the few local street festivals put on by a business,” Dean says.

The party is free, but some vendors will be accepting donations for St. Jude.

Food will include dishes from Dean’s restaurants — Bardog, Slider Inn, and Aldo’s Pizza Pies — as well as food from Felicia Suzanne’s, McEwen’s on Monroe, and other downtown restaurants. MemPops will be on-site with their popsicle food

The Breakaway Bardog 5K draws an impressive crowd.

truck. There’s a VIP beer tent with more than 25 craft beers.

“If you’re going to drink more than two beers, it’s worth paying for the beer tent,” Roberson says.

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There’s a dunk tank and a prize raffle benefiting St. Jude.

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“She wanted to hold a 5K for our Salty Dogs running club, and she wanted to do it for charity. One of our bar patrons, Kevin Washburn, had a son who was being treated for leukemia at St. Jude, so I said, why don’t we donate the money to [Kevin’s] family? But Kevin said St. Jude pays for everything, so why don’t we donate the proceeds to St. Jude?” says Dean, who also owns Slider Inn and Aldo’s Pizza Pies.

That former employee, Jen Barker, also worked at Breakaway Running, so the locally owned running store got involved in organizing the event.

“I don’t know anything about running a race, so that’s why we got Breakaway involved,” Dean says.

Thus, the Breakaway Bardog 5K was born. The 3.1-mile race has coincided with Bardog’s outdoor anniversary party ever since. The race and party — now dubbed the Monroe Avenue Street Festival — is scheduled for Sunday, August 28th.

That first year, the race attracted a little more than 200 runners, many of whom were associated with Bardog’s Monday night running club, the Salty Dogs. But last year, Dean said the race involved 1,500 runners and raised $32,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Runners form fund-raising teams, and the team that raises the most for St. Jude will win a $2,000 bar tab at Bardog. The group with the second highest fundraising total will get 10 pairs of running shoes from Breakaway.

The race starts at 9 a.m. at Bardog and makes a loop around downtown.

Beer bottle-opener medals featuring the Bardog logo will be awarded to the fastest runners in each age group.

Afterward, there’s a post-race party, and runners get access to free beer and food until 11:30 a.m.

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Last winter, long after his warehouse was empty, Prichard was surprised to discover several bottles of his coveted bourbon at a shop in Winder, Georgia. “I was down there visiting with my distributor, and I decided to drop into Turtle Creek Wine and Spirits and say hello, and lo and behold, I’d be dipped if they didn’t have a whole shelf of it.”

“I bought a bottle or two,” he continues, “and a day or two after that, some guy called me, and he went up and bought everything they had. He thoroughly wiped us out of any residual stock. I’ve got 20 barrels we’ll probably release this time next year.”

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Bomar says that he drinks the bourbon “neat, or with an ice cube or two, in extreme moderation.”

For now, Bomar has switched to craft beer made by Cooper-Young’s Memphis Made Brewing Co. “There’s one I love in particular — the Soulful Ginger,” he says. “It’s a great summer beer. Sometimes flavors just overpower the taste of a craft beer, but this has such a subtle ginger flavor, which makes the beer really crisp.”

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In 2015, supplier sales of Tennessee whiskey rose by 7.4 percent, significantly higher than the already robust 5.2 percent growth in American whiskies overall.

Yet even within the Tennessee whiskey category, Prichard’s product is unique: In a part of the state known for whiskies, ranging from Nashville-based micro-distiller Corsair to the behemoth Jack Daniel’s, which is located 17 miles north of Kelso in Lynchburg, Prichard’s facility is the only one not required by Tennessee law to filter its bourbon through maple charcoal. It’s also the only distillery to use Prichard’s exclusive Double Barreled process, which spurns over-dilution during the proofcutting process.

The term Double Barreled, registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, is currently under legal challenge from Louisiana-based liquor giant the Sazerac Company, which owns a multitude of distilleries including Southern Comfort and Buffalo Trace, the parent company of Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve.

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While he’s currently bottling his award-winning rums and gearing up for brandy production at a distillery in Nashville, it can take Prichard up to a decade to create a bottle-ready batch of Double Barreled Bourbon.

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War Dogs, Todd Phillips’ first film following The Hangover trilogy, is a true story about the Bush administration’s brutalized American dream. As it became apparent that corporations supplied munitions to the United States military through sole source contracts, biddings opened to small businesses — allowing them to rake in hundreds of thousands of dollars running guns for Uncle Sam. Enter Packouz and Diveroli, two aimless and ambitious 20-something stoners reminiscing on their glory days (“I miss not taking shit from anyone,” Packouz says). Packouz

is a part-time masseur who empties his savings on a business selling bedsheets to senior citizen homes, and Diveroli, a spray-tanned, sociopathic bro who discovers Pentagon contracts that let the little guy in on the military industrial complex’s “crumbs.” Diveroli and Packouz reconnect at a funeral, to Packouz’s fortune, and partner under Diveroli’s business moniker AEY — a name that stands for nothing, as Diveroli’s life stands for nothing, as the long-drawn out Iraq war came to stand for nothing.

Packouz and his pregnant girlfriend Iz (Ana de Armas) are anti-war, but he can’t really support her selling bedsheets. As Diveroli tells him, “The war is happening.

This is pro money.” Packouz lies to Iz. Money rolls in, but trouble mounts at AEY. The two-man business is forced to travel overseas to right a deal trafficking Beretta pistols

Jonah Hill (left) and Miles Teller play gun-running sociopaths in Todd Phillips’ War Dogs. gone awry. “God Bless Dick Cheney’s America,” Diveroli says during a chase scene through Fallujah, Iraq, as a squad of U.S. soldiers save them from machine-gun slinging rebels while Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son” plays overhead. A taste of success carries Diveroli and Packouz to their demise when they meet global gun dealer Henry Girard (Bradley Cooper) at an arms convention in Las Vegas. Girard helps AEY land their biggest deal yet, a $300 million contract selling 100 million rounds of AK-47 ammo to the Afghan military.

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Independently, they shine. Teller’s best when his moral compass points north, and Hill’s performance as an over-thetop cerebral calculator with a Tony Montana admiration lands at the top of his resume. In Packouz and Diveroli’s web of deception and more — themes that drive the film — Armas shines with a grounded portrayal of Packouz’ girlfriend. While Packouz’ humility corrodes, she remains unmoved.

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TH E LAST WO R D by Tim Sampson

Donald and Melania Trump

I want desperately to help Donald Trump. I think I can be of great service to him, his image, his campaign, and his fight against the immigrants he thinks are trying to get into the United States to blow us up. I was elated when he made his “foreign policy” speech the other day and announced that, if elected president, he would put in place a new ideology “test” that immigrants would have to take before they were allowed into the country — to make sure we don’t let in, for heaven’s sake, any bigots. I levitated. My head spun. My eyes bulged. My heart raced. Actually, my skin crawled, but I ignored that because I really want to help. First, however, I have a few questions for Mr. Trump.

1) Is this test going to consist of questions that have to be answered true or false, or will it be multiple choice? And will there be an essay component to it?

2) I assume it will be the same test for immigrants from all countries, but I don’t want to make an ass out of you and me, so can you jot me a quick email to let me know if you need a set of questions for, say, people traveling from Syria that’s different than a set for, say, people traveling from Luxembourg?

You just never know these days whom not to trust.

3) Are the questions going to be opinion-based or fact-based? Like, “What do you think about baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie?” as opposed to “Who is buried in Grant’s tomb?”

4) Will you ask them what they think about Trump Tower? This could get really iffy with the stuck-up French and those smartass, superior Germans, who like that woman president of theirs.

5) Will your wife Melania’s family members from Slovenia have to take the test when they come to visit, or can we just skip over them and let ’em on in to save time? I say, make them take the test just to be sure.

6) The trend now in all communications is to keep things brief. Can we keep the test brief for everyone, or is it going to “be huge”?

7) Does the size of male immigrants’ hands need to be addressed? Is it okay if theirs are bigger than yours? I’m a little doubtful you’ll give them much leeway on this one, given the way things have been going.

8) And speaking of size and hands and such, how are the two of us going to address these giant, naked Donald Trump statues that some damn crazy artists placed in various cities the other day? They may have been immigrants. Probably from Finland or some other punk-ass Scandinavian country. The Washington Post described the likenesses of you by writing, “The eyes scowl, the mouth pouts, and the veiny, almost reptilian skin looks like it was torn off a human-size frog and dipped in bronzer.”

You know that’s not what you look like. And whatever terrorist made the statues put a little, tiny, barely visible … well, I’m sure you saw the photos and the headlines and the stories and the YouTube videos showing the statues to billions of people around the world. We need to put some questions in the quiz about this. Something to the effect of, “If we allow you to enter the United States of America, do you have plans to create naked statues of me, President Donald J. Trump, with a tiny penis, and place them in public for the world to see? Please answer true, false, or I’m not really sure at this time.” If they fill in the last option, keep them out of the country. It’s as easy as that.

9) The other big thing to worry about is keeping out people who might decide they like the Clintons. You don’t want to run the risk of that, do you? As you have pointed out, Hillary and Barack Obama founded ISIS, so you can bet plenty of the terrorists they trained are going to try to get in one way or another. You better put a question on the test about that. Something to the effect of, “When Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama came to the Middle East and founded ISIS, did you get any special training from them about how to blow up Americans or any other good, Christian people? Did Hillary show you how to make a bomb and bring it to the United States? Answer just true or false on this one.”

10) And finally, there’s this question about what is in the immigrant terrorists’ hearts when they try to come into the United States.

What is their real ideology? Why do they hate the West so much?

I think the best way to address that is the way you described it the other day during your town hall with Sean Hannity, when you, I think, talked about getting them off the internet. You said, “Sean, when you look at what’s going on with the internet and how ISIS is using the internet and what they’re doing and what they’re doing to us and then you have people in our country that say oh, you can’t do that, that’s doing something so bad to us, here we are, people — they want to blow us up. We have to be very careful.” I think you are 100 percent right. I would just put that exact quote on the test, and if they can figure out the answer, don’t dare EVER let them in.

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